Bought the first XV in 2012 the fuel consumption averaged around 6.8 L per 100 ks most of the driving was country driving in southwest of Western Australia. If used in true off road the fuel went up to around 15L or more in bull dust 200 mil thick. The only problem was a slight rattle sound sometimes on rough roads the sound came from the front passenger dash area. On the new 2014 XV the rear camera seems much clearer and the road to car noise seems less harsh. Also the fuel consumption at present is around 6.4L but will wait and see as time goes on and the miles increase, but is looking good at present.
fuel conservative
to expensive compared to the USA.

Car done 25000 been back 5 times to top up with oil now doing oil consumption test done it twice burning half a litre per 1000 km and still no answer or compensation from Subaru I want what I paid for take car back and give me the proper product very disappointed

I have had the car back to the dealership 13 times. Subaru Australia would not fix the oil consumption issue and kept telling me the problem was normal. Finally after 18 months they replace the Short motor in my car. Zupps Subaru then had the car for 39 days while the fixed it. Not as Fuel efficient as they make out.

Used way to much oil for a new car, Subaru Australia finally believed me and replaced the short motor. Not as fuel Efficent as they make out

Bought it jan 2012. Biggest regret! Constant oil problems. Took many phone calls to Subaru Australia and the dealership. Constantly monitoring the oil levels. Took nearly 12 months for it to be fixed! And now the navigation keeps freezing and the blue tooth connects to my phone when it feels like it. Wish I never purchased this car. :(

Oil problems, navigation, blue tooth.

Lovely to drive, good handling and doesn't mind crawling through rutted muddy roads. I regularly get 6L/100km or better but you do need to use premium fuel to get this. I have the S model and love the gizmos but can't believe the electric seats don't have memory, my old territory even had this! I would sacrifice the start stop to have auto lights, auto windscreen wipers and memory seats. Once you've had these it's hard to go without, overall very nice car. More power would be good but it is adequate for normal gentle driving.
Handling, fuel economy, modern look.
Boot is small, lacks midrange overtaking power, top of the range could have more features.

I thought we were going to buy another model, but after accidently seeing someone else drive this out of the showroom I had to check it out. It's absolutely ideal for families and one-man. I've taken this on country trips, steep hills and on beaches itself. So far nothing wrong. Love the open-roof option. Stereo is great, Built-in map is ideal and reverse parking with Built-in camera is a breeze
Built-in camera's and easy to park anywhere
The boot, it is too small for my liking. Can't fit long thing just in the boot itself.

My 25 year old daughter bought her first new car and since she had it has been back and forth to the repairer with using to much oil they keep telling us this is normal i have never heard of a new car using this much oil we going to take this further and lodge our complaint with the court as getting nothing back from subaru very dissapointed if they new the new subaru use oil we should of been informed as my daughter would never have purchased this car

Using way to much oil

I saw the car in a shopping mole, it’s so eye catchy. Orange coloured one is so nice in shade but too ugly in sunlight. Reversing cam is very accurate. All-around car is 8.5/10 perfect than Dualis and Tiguan. Sound system is awesome 9.5/10. Design 9/10. You will feel the difference when you drive the car. 2.0 is enough for this car.
Seats, sound + Setup, Design
Graphs

I bought a Subaru after being a loyal Mitshibishi owner (have had 3) and can't say that I was a huge fan of Subaru but what a mistake I have made all these years. I love it so much that I don't even know where to begin. The car is so comfortable, fuel economy is great, handles like a dream, duel air con controls, reverse camera.....I thought these kinds of items came with high end cars and they were not even extra's. Worth every cent....and I don't like paying for cars.
Everything
Not much engine stop start a minor pain as I don't use it and have to turn it off each time I get in the car.

Our Xv is the 2.0is and its everything we needed. Driving the car is fun and we enjoy taking it off road, as its the only one in its class with all wheel drive. The price was reasonable for what you get in this car range. We looked at other SUV and they looked a bit plastic on the inside. The reverse camera is really clear on the display unit. We put all the extras in the car. Including the roof racks, we took them off as when you drive over 80km you can hear them from the sunroof. Connects to your phone as soon as you get into the car, music, contacts transfer over straight away which is great.

Roof racks make noise when driving fast from the wind.

We bought this car because we were looking for an SUV and it suited our needs. We liked the sporty look and it was the right size for our requirements. The boot space is a bit shallow, however its width was better than some. Excellent to drive. It doesn't have as many features as some other brands, but it was nicer to drive than many of its competitors within a similar price range. We have the middle of the range model with GPS and some other features. I would recommend ungrading to this model or higher, as the different screen improves the use of the reverse camera.
Excellent to drive. Handles really well. Loods good.
Boot space is a little shallow